News in January 2022
News in January 2022
Sarah Manguso's debut novel VERY COLD PEOPLE was named one of The Million’s most-anticipated books of 2022. Hogarth will publish the novel on February 8, 2022.
IN SENSORIUM by Tanaïs was named one of The Million’s most-anticipated books of 2022. Harper will publish the book on February 22, 2022.
Samantha Hunt's nonfiction debut THE UNWRITTEN BOOK was named one of The Million's most-anticipated books of 2022. Farrar, Straus and Giroux will publish the book on April 5, 2022.
Rebecca Rukeyser's debut novel THE SEAPLANE ON FINAL APPROACH was named one of The Million's most-anticipated books of 2022. Doubleday will publish the novel on June 7, 2022.
Tomi Obaro's debut novel DELE WEDS DESTINY was named one of The Million's most-anticipated books of 2022. Knopf will publish the novel on June 28, 2022.
Cleyvis Natera's debut novel NERUDA ON THE PARK was named one of The Million's most-anticipated books of 2022. Ballantine Books will publish the novel on May 17, 2022.
The New York Times Book Review praises THE NEXT CIVIL WAR by Stephen Marche. Reviewer Ian Bassin writes: “[THE NEXT CIVIL WAR] should be required reading for anyone invested in preserving our 246-year experiment in self-government...The book alternates between fictional dispatches from a coming social breakdown and digressions that support its predictions with evidence from the present. The effect is twofold: The narrative delivers Cormac McCarthy-worthy drama; while the nonfictional asides imbue that drama with the authority of documentary.” Simon & Schuster published the book on January 4, 2022.
THE STARS ARE NOT YET BELLS by Hannah Lillith Assadi continues to receive recognition as one of the most exciting books of January. BookRiot featured the book on their list of “10 Short, Fast-Paced Books to Kickstart Your Yearly Reading Goal” (“This lyrical historical fiction novel throws you right into the thick of its mystery, romance, and heartbreak”) and Southern Review of Books featured the novel as one of the “Best Southern Books of January 2022.”
Kiese Laymon's reissued debut novel, LONG DIVISION, has been nominated for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work in Fiction. The winners will be announced live on BET on February 26. Scribner published the reissue on June 1, 2021.
New York Review of Books contributing writer Peter C. Baker’s debut novel, PLANES, was named one of Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2022.” Lit Hub Deputy Editor Emily Firetog writes: “Baker’s novel is an assured debut and the announcement of a new, bold voice.” Knopf will publish the book on May 31, 2022.
Jordan Castro’s forthcoming debut novel, THE NOVELIST, was named one of Lit Hub’s “Most Anticipated Books of 2022.” Lit Hub Staff Writer Walker Caplan writes: “Jordan Castro is the previous editor of New York Tyrant Magazine, which published barbed, efficient, emotional writing that lacked the didacticism and slow pacing of other outlets. I expect similar from Castro’s debut novel, which the titular novelist over a single morning as he struggles to write an autobiographical novel based on his own heroin addiction and recovery. I care about novelists, so I’m excited.” Soft Skull will publish the book on June 14, 2022.
In advance of its UK publication, Jakob Guanzon’s ABUNDANCE was featured in the Irish Independent’s Books section and named one of the “4 Best Debut Novels Coming in 2022” by The Daily Telegraph: “Guanzon carefully builds a character with at least one tragic flaw, searching for dignity and clarity. The honest and tender scenes with his son form the novel’s heart and soul, but it is also ignited by tense crime-novel confrontations and some brilliantly sustained descriptions of down-at-heel discount America.” Graywolf Press published the book in the US on March 2, 2021, and Dialogue Books will publish the book in the UK on February 3, 2022.